France vs Tanzania: Antibiotic usage by surveillance category

France
17.77 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day
in 2023
Tanzania
20.01 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day
in 2023
France rank
5th
Tanzania rank
2nd

Antibiotic usage by surveillance category over time

  • France
  • Tanzania
20406080100201620192023

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 20.01 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 17.77 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in France, a difference of 2.24 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day.

That makes Tanzania's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Tanzania ahead.

France ranks 5th and Tanzania ranks 2nd of 46 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Tanzania Difference Ahead
2010s 17.98 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day 55.36 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day 37.38 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day Tanzania
2020s 16.38 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day 17.02 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day 0.6336 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher antibiotic usage by surveillance category, France or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 20.01 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day against 17.77 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in antibiotic usage by surveillance category between France and Tanzania?
2.24 defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Tanzania?
7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do France and Tanzania rank globally for antibiotic usage by surveillance category?
France ranks 5th and Tanzania ranks 2nd of 46 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Antibiotic usage by surveillance category. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Antibiotic usage by surveillance category
Unit
defined daily doses per 1000 inhabitants per day
Source
WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
46 places, 344 data points, 2016–2023
Last refreshed

Total defined daily doses of AWaRe category: Access used per 1000 inhabitants per day. Access antibiotics have activity against a wide range of common pathogens and show lower resistance potential than antibiotics in the other groups.